stall meaning and definition

STALL noun

Definition of stall (noun)

1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2. small area set off by walls for special use
   • synonyms: booth, cubicle, kiosk
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
   • synonyms: sales booth, stand
4. a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
   • "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
5. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
6. small individual study area in a library
   • synonyms: carrel, carrell, cubicle
7. a tactic used to mislead or delay
   • synonyms: stalling

STALL verb

Definition of stall (verb)

1. postpone doing what one should be doing
   • "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
   • synonyms: dillydally, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally
2. come to a stop
   • "The car stalled in the driveway"
   • synonyms: conk
3. deliberately delay an event or action
   • "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
4. put into, or keep in, a stall
   • "Stall the horse"
5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
7. cause an engine to stop
   • "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"